Selona let Enran gain a little bit, and he used the opportunity to his advantage. He fed all power into his engines and flew ahead. By the time Selona sped up, he was already far in the lead. He arrived only a few moments before she did and watched as she calmly disembarked from her X-Wing.

ENran Natul took a quick glance throughout the Hanger Bay, noticing that no one else was around. He headed over to Selona and said, "Nice flying Commander, but you shouldn't have given me that lead opportunity."

Enran thought it was probably the first time he had ever seen Selona smile. He liked what he saw and made sure she knew it too. "You have a wonderful smile," he said. "It's a shame yo don't show it more often. He returned her smile warmly.

When Arr'kya entered the hanger, Enran looked to her and said, "I didn't see you flying up there." He made sure she knew it was only a joke and he gave her a smile too, although not as warm as his previous one.

OOC: Marna_Veign, I see the trouble but there's little I can do from inside the Hanger Bay

OOC: Yes, you were supposed to fly back after flying the required length. And, I was going to do something with Jo-Ni and Mark, but aren't you guys still in your snubs? There's little I can do in the Hangar Bay.

IC:

Selona shook her head and inwardly built up her wall. She couldn't believe she had let it slip.

"I don't have much occasion to smile. I learned that early on in the Empire."

"Let's calm down a little, beautiful. I'm really sorry 'bout that, let's just forget about this whole thing and have dinner in my quarters when we land ok?" Mark said, trying to calm Jo-Ni.

Jo-Ni's droid twittered loudly at her, and she realized she was going to fire on a fellow Rebel. She quickly took her hand off the trigger and, though the droid disarmed her weapons, she flicked a switch to turn the weapons off.

The droid beeped at her again, and she looked at the screen to see what the droid was teling her.

You seem to be back with me. the droid was saying. You don't seem to be doing too good right now, though. Would you like me to land us?

"That sounds good." she said to Mark and the droid, her voice trembling.

The droid turned the ship and headed for the hangar, Jo-Ni lost in her thoughts.

Two days, four drills, and two simulations later, Rebel Squadron was ready to head out on its mission. Selona had supplied her pilots with the route to the Corvette.

The morning of the mission, Selona woke earlier than usual. Grabbing a quick bite to eat, she checked out her snub and fixed a few things here and there. Looking at the clock, she went over to the com system and said,

"All pilots please report to the hangar in uniform. Repeat: All pilots please report to the hangar in uniform."

Enran was checking over his X-Wing when he heard the announcement. He quickly made a final look-over, before heading over to Selona. Fortunately, he had woken early and was already in his flightsuit. He approached the Commander and smiled. "When are we heading out?" he asked.

Jo-Ni was startled awake by the announcement. As she dressed in her uniform, she thought about the past couple of days.

Mark was true to his word about dinner in his quarters, and they talked some things out. She had requested some space from his sarcastic ways, and, thankfully, he had given it. She needed to learn to keep her past there, and not let it affect her future.

Jo-Ni quickly brushed her hair and pulled it back, then, grabbing a muffin to eat on the way, she went to the hangar.

I just realized that only Blue_10, LightSide_Apprentice, Marna_Veign, and sometimes Amidala14 and Cyril_vald post here regularly for the side of the Rebellion. Five people for a squadron...?
And there's only one person for the Imps, so I was thinking maybe we should just lock this thread and start anew, just a one faction affar. What thinkest thou? ( )

IC:

"As soon as the others get here," Selona replied to Enran. "We can't carry out a mission with only two people."